Art in the 10th Street Garden
The 10th Street Community Garden project of Patrick Cain says farewell to Summer with an outdoor art opening event this Saturday, September 6. Local artist Kevin Kegler will exhibit recent paintings & monoprints in the 10th street garden along with garden food and live music. The show/opening/closing will run from 4:30 till 8pm. Artwork will be priced to be very affordable for this unique setting.
Kevin Kegler's work in the 10th Street Community Garden Exhibit is part of a celebration of the community of people involved in the garden and the neighborhood. The garden brings together musicians, artists, poets and neighbors who are making an effort to vitalize their lives and work. It has been an evolving social sculpture.
The choice of this venue, outside a traditional gallery and in a vegetable garden grown for the community, is a conscious one that builds on the work by Patrick Cain to develop the garden and all the people involved with it over the last two years. The garden is a monumental act to build community and to resurrect an abandoned and abused housing lot in the city.
The art is displayed in two groupings. Small oil paintings are mounted on individual boards around the center garden. This work is for sale but the cost can be prohibitive to many people, especially those people who live in the lower west side of Buffalo where the garden is located. For those who cannot afford to own the art, it is presented as an installation connected to the garden and their neighborhood.
In addition, there are over forty monoprints and paintings on paper that will be displayed on a continuous line strung between trees in the garden. These works are designated as art for the masses and are made to be accessible and affordable to anyone who wants them. It is a direct response to the perception that original artwork is only for those well-off in our society.
Kevin Kegler is an artist living in Buffalo. He is a professor in the Art Department at Daemen College.
The event is at 10th Street between Virginia and Carolina Street. (In the event of rain, the opening will take place Sunday Sept 7)
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